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Lone Jacobs
Best of all worlds *wink*
Join date: 24 Aug 2004
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07-13-2006 07:39
why are there a million threads about religion?
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Ingrid Ingersoll
Archived
Join date: 10 Aug 2004
Posts: 4,601
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07-13-2006 08:43
It's all I see as I look down the forum - must be a Yank thing. srsly. It's democrat versus republican too. Constantly. It's getting really boring. I'm Canadian...religion and politics just don't seem to be such a big bone of contention here. Maybe we're just more tolerant of each other. _____________________
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Briana Dawson
Attach to Mouth
Join date: 23 Sep 2003
Posts: 5,855
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07-13-2006 08:52
Maybe we're just more tolerant of each other. More tolerant unless that person is a Quebec'r you mean? Briana Dawson _____________________
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Reitsuki Kojima
Witchhunter
Join date: 27 Jan 2004
Posts: 5,328
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07-13-2006 08:53
LOL! like the secrets (if any) were given to you either.. pfft... Me and my android disagree with you. _____________________
I am myself indifferent honest; but yet I could accuse me of such things that it were better my mother had not borne me: I am very proud, revengeful, ambitious, with more offenses at my beck than I have thoughts to put them in, imagination to give them shape, or time to act them in. What should such fellows as I do crawling between earth and heaven? We are arrant knaves, all; believe none of us.
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Billybob Goodliffe
NINJA WIZARDS!
Join date: 22 Dec 2005
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07-13-2006 10:16
srsly. It's democrat versus republican too. Constantly. It's getting really boring. I'm Canadian...religion and politics ust doesn't seem to be such a big bone of contention here. Maybe we're just more tolerant of each other. "Canada is like a loft apartment over a really great party." Robin Williams Live on Broadway _____________________
If life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade and try and find someone who's life has given them vodka and have a party!
I asked God directly, and he says you're a douchebag.  Commander of the Militant Wing of the Salvation Army http://e-pec.info/forum/blog/billybob_goodliffe |
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Gabe Lippmann
"Phone's ringing, Dude."
Join date: 14 Jun 2004
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07-13-2006 10:22
More tolerant unless that person is a Quebec'r you mean? Briana Dawson  _____________________
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Ingrid Ingersoll
Archived
Join date: 10 Aug 2004
Posts: 4,601
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07-13-2006 14:07
More tolerant unless that person is a Quebec'r you mean? Briana Dawson What? I was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec. I AM a "Quebec'r." _____________________
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Ordinal Malaprop
really very ordinary
Join date: 9 Sep 2005
Posts: 4,607
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07-13-2006 14:15
It could be worse than "yank" by the way - the current term I hear most often is "septic".
Go on. Ask me why. |
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Cindy Claveau
Gignowanasanafonicon
Join date: 16 May 2005
Posts: 2,008
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07-13-2006 14:17
You know the truth as well I see. Don't forget that they gave us stealth bombers as well. I mean the things look exactly like the UFO's seen flying around the known Air Force Test Base. One day UFO's, and the next day their "stealth bombers." I is all too obvious who is running things now, lol. http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&endeca=1&isbn=067101756X&itm=5 Never mind a crashed saucer with dead aliens strewn around it. Corso has bigger news to impart: that alien technology harvested from the infamous saucer crash in Roswell, N.Mex., in July 1947 led directly to the development of the integrated circuit chip, and laser and fiber optic technologies, among other marvelsand that he knows this because he was in charge of distributing the harvest. Of course, B&N claims the book is also "firmly grounded in fact"  _____________________
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Elspeth Withnail
Completely Trustworthy
Join date: 24 Jan 2005
Posts: 317
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07-13-2006 15:45
Sheep. Penguins. These things are worth fighting for. Were the penguins born from atomic steel? *crickets* Damn it, I *am* the only Gwar fan here. It could be worse than "yank" by the way - the current term I hear most often is "septic". Go on. Ask me why. Rhyming slang? If so, that'uns a lot easier to figure out than 'berk'. |
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Garoad Kuroda
Prophet of Muppetry
Join date: 5 Sep 2003
Posts: 2,989
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07-13-2006 16:26
I just wish I knew why every other thread here was about religion. This forum's so lame lately. Who gives a shit what people believe? It's their own business and you're not going to change them anyway. Meh.
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WTF is C3PO supposed to be USEFUL for anyway, besides whining? Stupid piece of scrap metal would be more useful recycled as a toaster. But even that would suck, because who would want to listen to a whining wussy toaster? Is he gold plated? If that's the case he should just be melted down into gold ingots. Help the economy some, and stop being so damn useless you stupid bucket of bolts! R2 is 1,000 times more useful than your tin man ass, and he's shaped like a salt and pepper shaker FFS! |
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Ghoti Nyak
καλλιστι
Join date: 7 Aug 2004
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07-13-2006 16:29
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Alex Fitzsimmons
Resu Deretsiger
Join date: 28 Dec 2004
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07-13-2006 21:24
First: I was born in the South. Calling people "Yank" there will get you an amused, raised-eyebrow kind of look at best, and, depending on where you are, a quick trip six feet under at worst.
How can I make it more plain? Ah. I know. I am NOT a "Yank"! Secondly ... Secondly, welcome to the sad truth of America, the single most religiously obsessed of all of the so-called "developed" nations. We are, I'm sorry to say, a Christian nation. That's one of the reasons we're in such deep doo-doo right now and especially in the fairly near future, but it's not the only one. |
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Kevn Klein
God is Love!
Join date: 5 Nov 2004
Posts: 3,422
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08-10-2006 08:10
First: I was born in the South. Calling people "Yank" there will get you an amused, raised-eyebrow kind of look at best, and, depending on where you are, a quick trip six feet under at worst. How can I make it more plain? Ah. I know. I am NOT a "Yank"! Secondly ... Secondly, welcome to the sad truth of America, the single most religiously obsessed of all of the so-called "developed" nations. We are, I'm sorry to say, a Christian nation. That's one of the reasons we're in such deep doo-doo right now and especially in the fairly near future, but it's not the only one. 50 years ago America was much more religious. Are we better off now than we were back then? I would say we are not. The USA was the standard by which other nations modeled their school systems. Now we have one of the worst public school systems anywhere. I can't think of a single American, Christian or otherwise, who would want a theocracy in America. |
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Liona Clio
Angel in Disguise
Join date: 30 Aug 2004
Posts: 1,500
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08-10-2006 08:21
50 years ago America was much more religious. Are we better off now than we were back then? I would say we are not. The USA was the standard by which other nations modeled their school systems. Now we have one of the worst public school systems anywhere. I can't think of a single American, Christian or otherwise, who would want a theocracy in America. Ah, but we *do* have a theocracy, it's just sneakier. For all the complaints evangelical politicos have about those wacky liberals trying to take God out of our country, they are the the biggest supporters of the separation of church and state. Because that way they can be immoral and unethical all they want in the secular arena, then go back and pray to their crosses and crucifixes to make themselves feel like upstanding moral folk. Welcome to America - In Hypocrisy We Trust. _____________________
"Well, my days of not taking you seriously have certainly come to a middle."
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Kevn Klein
God is Love!
Join date: 5 Nov 2004
Posts: 3,422
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08-10-2006 08:26
Ah, but we *do* have a theocracy, it's just sneakier. For all the complaints evangelical politicos have about those wacky liberals trying to take God out of our country, they are the the biggest supporters of the separation of church and state. Because that way they can be immoral and unethical all they want in the secular arena, then go back and pray to their crosses and crucifixes to make themselves feel like upstanding moral folk. Welcome to America - In Hypocrisy We Trust. Let me get this straight, the religious in America want a theocracy, but they don't want a theocracy? |
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Billybob Goodliffe
NINJA WIZARDS!
Join date: 22 Dec 2005
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08-10-2006 08:28
Ah, but we *do* have a theocracy, it's just sneakier. For all the complaints evangelical politicos have about those wacky liberals trying to take God out of our country, they are the the biggest supporters of the separation of church and state. Because that way they can be immoral and unethical all they want in the secular arena, then go back and pray to their crosses and crucifixes to make themselves feel like upstanding moral folk. Welcome to America - In Hypocrisy We Trust. no no no! its "In Gates We Trust"  _____________________
If life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade and try and find someone who's life has given them vodka and have a party!
I asked God directly, and he says you're a douchebag. Commander of the Militant Wing of the Salvation Army http://e-pec.info/forum/blog/billybob_goodliffe |
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Liona Clio
Angel in Disguise
Join date: 30 Aug 2004
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08-10-2006 08:31
Let me get this straight, the religious in America want a theocracy, but they don't want a theocracy? It's called having your cake and eating it too, dear.  _____________________
"Well, my days of not taking you seriously have certainly come to a middle."
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Liona Clio
Angel in Disguise
Join date: 30 Aug 2004
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08-10-2006 08:33
no no no! its "In Gates We Trust" Bill Gates is HAWT!!! _____________________
"Well, my days of not taking you seriously have certainly come to a middle."
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Kevn Klein
God is Love!
Join date: 5 Nov 2004
Posts: 3,422
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08-10-2006 10:13
It's called having your cake and eating it too, dear. It's impossible to have both. Either we are free to practice any religion or belief system, or we are not. It would be like saying you are pregnant because you want a baby, but not pregnant, because you don't want stretch marks. |
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Puck Goodliffe
Your humble Foole
Join date: 22 Dec 2005
Posts: 200
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08-10-2006 10:21
It's all I see as I look down the forum - must be a Yank thing. Because if I didn't have my LSD-fueled visions of God, life wouldn't be worth living. _____________________
"I figured they were wimps." - Ajax, "The Warriors."
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Finning Widget
No Ravens in my Mailbox
Join date: 27 Feb 2006
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08-10-2006 10:23
50 years ago America was much more religious. Are we better off now than we were back then? I would say we are not. The USA was the standard by which other nations modeled their school systems. Now we have one of the worst public school systems anywhere. I can't think of a single American, Christian or otherwise, who would want a theocracy in America. Yes, fifty years ago is also when the Republican party transmogrified into what it is today, began winning elections, started the Red Communist scare, and began taking the United States into "military actions" that got a lot of people killed and cost a tonne of money. I can think of many Americans who want a theocracy. I'm not ignorant of the reality. |
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Kevn Klein
God is Love!
Join date: 5 Nov 2004
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08-10-2006 10:28
Yes, fifty years ago is also when the Republican party transmogrified into what it is today, began winning elections, started the Red Communist scare, and began taking the United States into "military actions" that got a lot of people killed and cost a tonne of money. I can think of many Americans who want a theocracy. I'm not ignorant of the reality. Ulrika, Congress was run by Democrats until 1994, thanks to Clinton. They controlled it for 40 years prior to that. One must remember, all spending bills/laws must come from congress. The president can propose spending, but he has no power to pass spending laws. The president can only stop a spending bill by vetoing it. Also, which Americans specifically want a theocracy in the USA? |
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Billybob Goodliffe
NINJA WIZARDS!
Join date: 22 Dec 2005
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08-10-2006 10:36
Yes, fifty years ago is also when the Republican party transmogrified into what it is today, began winning elections, started the Red Communist scare, and began taking the United States into "military actions" that got a lot of people killed and cost a tonne of money. I can think of many Americans who want a theocracy. I'm not ignorant of the reality. your reffering to Truman (democrat) involving us in Korea, Kennedy (democrat) getting us into Vietnam and LBJ (democrat) widening the Vietnam war. Now I ask what did the Republicans do that was so wrong again? Not ignorant of anything but your history. _____________________
If life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade and try and find someone who's life has given them vodka and have a party!
I asked God directly, and he says you're a douchebag. Commander of the Militant Wing of the Salvation Army http://e-pec.info/forum/blog/billybob_goodliffe |
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Vudu Suavage
Feral Twisted Torus
Join date: 27 Jul 2004
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08-10-2006 11:49
Atheists vs. Christians is one of the most popular games on the internet, for better or worse. It's not about belief systems so much as teams. Like Axis and Allies, Civilization, or Risk, the teams do have some relation to actual entities, but as played in the game, they're mostly fiction.
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